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romney promised to cut federal funding to pbs in the last debate. next, the highly anticipated l debate onentia kentucky.n jay korff reporting. >> venezuelan president hugo chavez has won reelection. a crowd gathered in washington to cast their votes. venezuelans said that he the challenger by more votes.million >> it is disappointing. something we cannot control. it's a matter of understanding the system is not as democratic as they advertise it is. >> this is his third reelection in 14 years in office. >> virginia u.s. senate candidate george allen and then- tim kaine facing off. the debates will be broadcast live for 8:00 until 9:00 p.m. on our sister station news channel 8. pain at the pump for drivers in california. prices may leave a bad taste in your mouth. linda bell has more. >> and apple may keep the doctor prices may be about to 1 per pound.h as $ this year's crop was hurt by the weather. this is according to usa today, pricest says apple juice may surged 20%. california motorists facing prices afteras refinery problems. $4.66 a is gallon
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was really interesting. >> as the presidential parodies start pouring in. ♪ i like big bird, i like pbs >>> nicki versus mariah, round two. why is mariah surrounded by security. >> what we know about the "american idol" feud, behind closed doors. >>> then, christina hendricks offended after being called full-figured. >> as a full-figured woman. >> you just said it again. >>> and why is julia roberts crying? the story behind the shots. >>> "e.t.'s" justin bieber week concludes with a peek inside justin's backstage closet.
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. >> reporter: and the president slammed romney for saying he would cut funding to pbs. >> we didn't know that big bird was driving the federal deficit. >> reporter: president obama and mitt romney will meet again in less than two weeks for a town hall-style debate. for cbs news, the white house. >>> and tomorrow morning, president obama will be in fairfax at the rally center for the arts concert hall. >>> all right, we are following breaking news for you right now. people are all trapped inside and ken ken is live with the latest on that. ken? >> reporter: yes, we are talking about a three-story building. you can see what it looks like right now. firefighters are still hitting some hot spots right now. the fire has been knocked down. still firefighters here on the scene. the folks are still outside. and i want to bring in now the chief as well as the d.c. fire chief here. talk to us about what happened here. >> our units arrived on the scene from the second and third floor. we had a man jumping from the is educational background -- from the second floor. >> okay, you had one that ju
. >> reporter: and the president slammed romney for saying he would cut funding to pbs. >> we didn't know that big bird was driving the federal deficit. >> reporter: president obama and mitt romney will meet again in less than two weeks for a town hall-style debate. for cbs news, the white house. >>> and tomorrow morning, president obama will be in fairfax at the rally center for the arts concert hall. >>> all right, we are following breaking news for you...
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obama took jabs at his opponent's comments about cutting funding to pbs. >> elmo has to watch out, too. governor romney plans to let wall street run wild again, but he's going to bring down the hammer on sesame street. >> and finally, it's what supporters had hoped he would have brought up at the debate, the 47% comment made by romney at a fund raising event missing the portion of americans expected to vote for the president. >> it takes more than one party. it certainly can't happen if you are willing to write off half the nation before you take office. >> surrounded by supporters. >> we are strong and we're going to contin fighting forward. >> mr. obama hopes to keep the swing state of virginia blue for the second time in 48 years. >> if you'll vote for me in november, we will win a fairfax county again. >> at george mason university, surae chin 9news now. >> as you know, there are two more presidential debates. the next scheduled for tuesday, october 16. >>> the new estimate puts the deficit for the 2012 budget year at $1.1 trillion. this is the fourth straight year of trillion doll
obama took jabs at his opponent's comments about cutting funding to pbs. >> elmo has to watch out, too. governor romney plans to let wall street run wild again, but he's going to bring down the hammer on sesame street. >> and finally, it's what supporters had hoped he would have brought up at the debate, the 47% comment made by romney at a fund raising event missing the portion of americans expected to vote for the president. >> it takes more than one party. it certainly can't...
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the debate was hosted by pbs' jim lehrer. >> i'm sorry, jim. i'm going to stop the subsidy to pbs. i'm going to stop other things. i like pbs, big bird and i like you, too, but i'm not going to keep spending things and borrow money from china to pay for it. >> reporter: after the comment was made, there were 17,000 tweets per minute for the words "big bird ,," 10,000 for pbs. this debate really dominated twitter more so than either of the conventions. it was really pretty incredible. i'll have more on that and more from what the candidates had to say about medicare, taxes coming up at 5:30. back to you. >> really interesting. fall pledge drives have started at your local public tv and radio. >> big bird will have to take a pay cut. >>> we had a couple of former local politicians watch the debate in our studio last night. former congressman tom periello of virginia conceded mitt romney won the night but he may have to pay the price for his strong performance. >> his policy positions are completely opposite from everything he said the last 18 months. i think he came across strongly b
the debate was hosted by pbs' jim lehrer. >> i'm sorry, jim. i'm going to stop the subsidy to pbs. i'm going to stop other things. i like pbs, big bird and i like you, too, but i'm not going to keep spending things and borrow money from china to pay for it. >> reporter: after the comment was made, there were 17,000 tweets per minute for the words "big bird ,," 10,000 for pbs. this debate really dominated twitter more so than either of the conventions. it was really pretty...
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it premieres tonight on pbs. the first episode focuses on jobs and, in part, the challenges of legal immigration. here's a sampling from the documentary, featuring the story of a taiwanese doctoral student at washington university in st. louis. i am the series narrator. >> suarez: u.s. university still attracts many of the world's most promising students in science and technology. but more than ever the u.s. is facing competition to keep them, especially from india, china, korea and japan. >> taiwanese barbecue flavor. it's okay, right. >> it's okay. >> wei-jin is interest taiwan. in the field of imology she is one of the world's best and brightest. her research keeps her notice laboratory 60 hour ace week. >> it's not all i do. >> one of my new year's resolution is to learn how to watch football, american football. >> and what is a first down. >> first down -- >> i didn't know anything so to me it was always about beer and pizza, popcorn. >> so they can get either one or two extra points. >> they're going to go
it premieres tonight on pbs. the first episode focuses on jobs and, in part, the challenges of legal immigration. here's a sampling from the documentary, featuring the story of a taiwanese doctoral student at washington university in st. louis. i am the series narrator. >> suarez: u.s. university still attracts many of the world's most promising students in science and technology. but more than ever the u.s. is facing competition to keep them, especially from india, china, korea and...
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the event was not affiliated with pbs. >>> chuck bell is here, and i'm going to guess the redskins are a winner? >> they need sunshine and mild weather. i think tomorrow's weather is going to favor the home team for sure. outside tonight it is chilly. the ferocious wind we've been dealing with for days and days is finally starting to ease up just a little bit. and i think you'll really appreciate the difference tomorrow. it's not going to be that much warmer tomorrow than it was today. but a little more sunshine and a little less wind. and i think you'll appreciate being outside tomorrow a lot more than today. still 44 in washington, winds out of the west averaging five miles an hour. and generally low to mid-40s across the region for now. with a bit of a clearing sky and fading breeze. i think most of the areas to the west of i-95 will be in the 40s by the morning. most of us are focused tomorrow on the redskins game, 1:00 to 4:00 at fedex field. temperatures mid to upper 40s with sunny breaks, still awfully chilly. a bit of a northwesterly breeze tomorrow, nowhere near as strong as i
the event was not affiliated with pbs. >>> chuck bell is here, and i'm going to guess the redskins are a winner? >> they need sunshine and mild weather. i think tomorrow's weather is going to favor the home team for sure. outside tonight it is chilly. the ferocious wind we've been dealing with for days and days is finally starting to ease up just a little bit. and i think you'll really appreciate the difference tomorrow. it's not going to be that much warmer tomorrow than it was...
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character big >> i would stop the subsidy to pbs. like big bird, but i g on thingsep spendin that we have to borrow money for.china to pay there was a picture of what big bird holding a sign on the internet saying we will work for food. he has gained $22,000. a spokesman person for twitter the debate was the most about event in u.s. history. >> he will visit virginia today. he and paul ryan holding a rally tonight with a country singer. president obama will return to the campaign trail. he will speak in denver and at wisconsin iny of madison. vice president biden visiting iowa. stay with abc 7 for complete of the presidential race. atk for us online as well wjla.com. >> per vigil tonight to remember of the sniper attacks 10 years ago. it's at the united methodist n gaithersburg to honor the 10 people died during the three weeks. john allen mohammed and lee boyd malvo were convicted. malvo is serving a life sentence in a virginia prison and his accomplice was executed. funeral mass today for a two sonsoman and her o were shot and kill
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sorry, jim, i'm going to stop the subsidy to pbs. i like pbs. i love big bird. i actually like you too. >> the social media blew up right away on the big bird comment. it wasn't long before a new act popped up, the new handle fire big bird. big bird even posted this picture holding a will work for food sign. >> thousands of people already follow that. it is crazy. >> it is amazing. 24,000 followers now just from that comment. >> it is amazing the things people latch onto and it blows up and it becomes a big deal. it was just a comment. but people do what they do. >> so somebody put that picture together, i guess. >> look at the poor kids. >> oh, no! >> he wasn't saying to get rid of pbs or sesame street. he was just saying it would pull away the funding that the federal government gives. but people take it and run. whatever. >> look at tucker. >> everybody loves big bird. big bird is safe. weather forecast, starting off with cloud cover. we've got some humidity out there to start your day as well. some warm temperatures but changes today. we'll get drier air wor
sorry, jim, i'm going to stop the subsidy to pbs. i like pbs. i love big bird. i actually like you too. >> the social media blew up right away on the big bird comment. it wasn't long before a new act popped up, the new handle fire big bird. big bird even posted this picture holding a will work for food sign. >> thousands of people already follow that. it is crazy. >> it is amazing. 24,000 followers now just from that comment. >> it is amazing the things people latch onto...
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the debate was hosted by pbs' jim lehrer. >> i'm sorry, jim, i'm going to stop the subsidy to pbs and other things. i like pbs, big bird and actually like you too, but i'm not going to keep spending money on things and borrow money from china to pay for it. >> reporter: this debate turned out to be the most tweeted event in u.s. history. 10.3 million tweets in total. the big bird comment you just heard generated 17,000 tweets per minute. wow. mike? >> people are apparently passionate about big bird. >> reporter: who knew people loved "sesame street" so much, right? >> no doubt. i never doubted it. >> we all grew up on "sesame street." kristin fisher live in our satellite center. >>> every debate includes a little stretching of the truth so to speak. did mitt romney or president obama do that when they were talking about taxes? derek mcginty watched the debate with our partners at "u.s.a. today." take a listen. >> reporter: there was a lot to talk about regardless, a lot of facts out there, especially this $5 trillion in tax cuts. president obama says that's what romney wants to do. ro
the debate was hosted by pbs' jim lehrer. >> i'm sorry, jim, i'm going to stop the subsidy to pbs and other things. i like pbs, big bird and actually like you too, but i'm not going to keep spending money on things and borrow money from china to pay for it. >> reporter: this debate turned out to be the most tweeted event in u.s. history. 10.3 million tweets in total. the big bird comment you just heard generated 17,000 tweets per minute. wow. mike? >> people are apparently...
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professor zagarri has appeared as an on-camera historian on c-sp c-span, on pbs, and on the fairfax television network. in 2009 she was elected president of the society for historians of the early american republic, and in 2011 was appointed a distinguished lecturer by the organization of american historians. her latest book is titled "revolutionary backlash: women in politics in the early american republic." she's also published another book on women in the early republic titled "a woman's dilemma: mercy otis warren and the american revolution." the william & mary quarterly described her book "revolutionary backlash" as both path-breaking and field-changing. the "journal of the early republic" likewise described the book as powerful, rich, and finely textured. as reviewer after reviewer has noted, the book compels us to rethink the meaning of politics, individual rights, male backlash, and women's history in the early republic. please join me in welcoming professor rosemarie zagarri. [ applause ] >> thank you, rob. and thanks to president boren and to the university of oklahoma and to all of
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i like pbs. i like big bird. i'm not going to keep on spending money on things to borrow money from china to pay for. >> there are some snap polls including this one that says among uncommitted voters, mitt romney was the clear winner last night. he may get a boost in the polls. the question is will it last? in washington, doug luzader, fox news. fox news. >> also related to last night's debate, the brand kitchen aid is apologizing for an offensive political tweet. the post, which has now been removed, was sent out from the company's official account during the presidential debates. it read, obama's gma or grandma even knew it was going to be bad. she died three days before he became president. now, the tweet was sent after mr. obama referenced his grandmother during the debate while talking about medicare and social security. the company apologized to the president. she said the tweet was carelessly september in error by a member of our twitter team who needless to say will not be tweeting for us anymore. >>> mo
i like pbs. i like big bird. i'm not going to keep on spending money on things to borrow money from china to pay for. >> there are some snap polls including this one that says among uncommitted voters, mitt romney was the clear winner last night. he may get a boost in the polls. the question is will it last? in washington, doug luzader, fox news. fox news. >> also related to last night's debate, the brand kitchen aid is apologizing for an offensive political tweet. the post, which...
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mitt romney said he would cut funding for pbs. puppet marches are also planned for atlanta and seattle. no. 1, if you're caught going 10 miles per hour over the speed limit, fines drop from 75 to $50. if you're caught going 11 to fitch teen miles over the limit, fines drop -- 15 miles over the limit, fines drop from $125 to $100. if you're caught doing 25 miles over the speed limit, the fine goes up from 250 to $300. so slow down out there and that's a look at tonight's fox 5 top five. >>> hope we see a little sunshine this weekend. >> i hope. if we don't see it this weekend, i'm going to punt because i don't know what to do anymore. it's been stubborn to bring the sunshine back out. we've had little peeks here and there, but we'll get it this weekend, some tomorrow, looks like more sunday, a little out of focus capitol in the distance. the winds are blowing a little bit this evening. the clouds, while they're beginning to break up, will allow for some very cold readings overnight tonight. it's an extra hour to snooze this weekend
mitt romney said he would cut funding for pbs. puppet marches are also planned for atlanta and seattle. no. 1, if you're caught going 10 miles per hour over the speed limit, fines drop from 75 to $50. if you're caught going 11 to fitch teen miles over the limit, fines drop -- 15 miles over the limit, fines drop from $125 to $100. if you're caught doing 25 miles over the speed limit, the fine goes up from 250 to $300. so slow down out there and that's a look at tonight's fox 5 top five....
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he said he would eliminate funding for pbs if elected. that's where you can find the popular show "sesame street" and the puppets. >>> police in silver spring are looking for a hit and run driver. a black pickup truck hit a woman near east wayne avenue. the woman was not walking in the crosswalk when she was hit. she was taken to an area trauma center with nonlife threaten willing injuries. -- threatening injuries. >>> the judge in the trial of two prince george's county police officers accused of beating a university of maryland student has thrown out the most serious charge leveled against the pair. the judge said there is not enough evidence to support a first degree assault charge. both men are still charged with second degree assault and misconduct in office. the case stems from an incident caught on tape in 2010 when reginald baker and james harrison arrested a maryland student celebrating a basketball win over duke. >>> violent crime is on the rise in the united states for the first time in nearly 20 years, according to the justice
he said he would eliminate funding for pbs if elected. that's where you can find the popular show "sesame street" and the puppets. >>> police in silver spring are looking for a hit and run driver. a black pickup truck hit a woman near east wayne avenue. the woman was not walking in the crosswalk when she was hit. she was taken to an area trauma center with nonlife threaten willing injuries. -- threatening injuries. >>> the judge in the trial of two prince george's...
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because he also does the intro to pbs mystery, as well. >> i don't watch that. >> right now he is in macbeth. >>> stay cool, erica. >>> thanks guys. >>> now to the latest on the aftermath of our violent storm. today the deadlines the power company set to get back online. >> how are they doing? let's go live to delia in chef have i chase, maryland with a check on that. lots of downed things behind here. delia? >> reporter: yeah this is quite a mess here in this little bit of the neighborhood off connecticut avenue in chef have i chevy chase. look at this mess, downed power lines and the utility pole, it is a tangled mess and debris. kind of repeats throughout several blocks of this neighborhood here. we are told about 70 people in this area of thornapple and beachwood drive are still waiting for power. in fact, as we travel throughout the onety yesterday, crews restored power to compass straight -- exasperated residents. and next week the public utilities commission considers a 66 rate increase pepco has requested. the commission says hey pepco, not so fast. >> pepco had not been main
because he also does the intro to pbs mystery, as well. >> i don't watch that. >> right now he is in macbeth. >>> stay cool, erica. >>> thanks guys. >>> now to the latest on the aftermath of our violent storm. today the deadlines the power company set to get back online. >> how are they doing? let's go live to delia in chef have i chase, maryland with a check on that. lots of downed things behind here. delia? >> reporter: yeah this is quite a...
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. >> reporter: pbs which was broadcasting the concert live nationwide and to u.s. troops all over the world immediately switched over to a taped broadcast of last year's concert. organizers said the concert was being postponed. there was no word about exactly when it would be rescheduled. matt jablow, 9news now. >>> well, nearly a million motorcyclists are believed to be in town this weekend for memorial day. it's the 25th year of rolling thunder. >> veteran bikers along with their family and friends ride into d.c. to honor and support our heroes past and present. >> reporter: this weekend we say thank you to our military, the fallen, those still serving and the heroes who have never come home. you'll have plenty of chances to give thanks with hundreds of thousands of bikers who have come from across the country to be here. >> a great time and a wonderful thing to do for the veterans, especially our vietnam era vets. >> reporter: they made the annual pilgrimage to the district where there's a memorial for nearly every conflict of the past century. >> got it all. >>
. >> reporter: pbs which was broadcasting the concert live nationwide and to u.s. troops all over the world immediately switched over to a taped broadcast of last year's concert. organizers said the concert was being postponed. there was no word about exactly when it would be rescheduled. matt jablow, 9news now. >>> well, nearly a million motorcyclists are believed to be in town this weekend for memorial day. it's the 25th year of rolling thunder. >> veteran bikers along...
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. >> it will be broadcast may 21 on pbs. some local residents got to take part in a first on jimmy kimmel live. the late-night host held his first ever all family skype scavenger hunt. he wanted them to put on the most embarrassing piece of clothing and then collapse followed. >> what is that you are wearing? whose robe? >> my roommate/ >> is your roommate prince? >> the players included -- >> and amy from vienna and their cousin shot from hyattsville and his sister jackie from north carolina. shawn was the winner of the scavenger hunt, but all of them received a skype tv set. >> that's fun. 53 degrees. >> still ahead season 14 of "dancing with the stars" winding down and we are getting an idea of >> it is important for me to affirm that same-sex couples should be able to get married. >> an exclusive interview with the president. he announced his reversing his opposition to same-sex marriage. >> the capitals did not given to the pressure of last night's must win a game. dominated,. they're moving on to game 7 against the ran
. >> it will be broadcast may 21 on pbs. some local residents got to take part in a first on jimmy kimmel live. the late-night host held his first ever all family skype scavenger hunt. he wanted them to put on the most embarrassing piece of clothing and then collapse followed. >> what is that you are wearing? whose robe? >> my roommate/ >> is your roommate prince? >> the players included -- >> and amy from vienna and their cousin shot from hyattsville and his...
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. >> she was on tv, she was on pbs and it's rather startling. you write about the fact that in very many ways she helped make pbs, certainly helped save it. >> she launched it. pbs before it was called net, national educational television, and it was only a local situation. they showed local community college professors talking on tv, maybe a symphony orchestra. julia was the very first star on national educational television and she was syndicated. no one had ever done that. this was before sesame street, mr. rojers. because of julia the network took off. she was the backbone of pbs. >> there is so much to say and talk about. we're out of time. it is interesting to me and you will have to come back sometime because i'm fascinated by the fact that between the beatles book and this book you take on subjects that you would think there's nothing else to write about. >> hm. >> yet you uncover a whole lot of stuff and teach us more. >> thank you. [ laughter ] >> great stuff. bob spitz, "dearie: the remarkable life of julia child." you'll be back in t
. >> she was on tv, she was on pbs and it's rather startling. you write about the fact that in very many ways she helped make pbs, certainly helped save it. >> she launched it. pbs before it was called net, national educational television, and it was only a local situation. they showed local community college professors talking on tv, maybe a symphony orchestra. julia was the very first star on national educational television and she was syndicated. no one had ever done that. this...
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pbs replaced the live broadcast with a tape of last year's concert. >>> doctors are trying to save a man who was hit by a car last night in seat pleasant, maryland. the crash was on addison road at central avenue. officers shut down the road in that area. the roads in that area till about 2:30 this morning. they're open now. the driver stayed at the scene and is cooperating with the situation. no word whether or not that driver is going to face any charges at this point. >>> an assailant who stabbed three horses last month may have struck again. police in herndon, virginia say four animals, to goats, a calf and a chicken were stabbed early yesterday at the kidwell barn at frying pan park. caretakers discovered the injuries in the animals when they got there to feed them. police say the injuries do not appear to be life-threatening to the animals. last month three horses housed in a barn near the same park were also stabbed. police are still looking for a suspect. >>> four people in ocean city, maryland got busted for allegedly selling drugs on a boardwalk. police say undercover cops
pbs replaced the live broadcast with a tape of last year's concert. >>> doctors are trying to save a man who was hit by a car last night in seat pleasant, maryland. the crash was on addison road at central avenue. officers shut down the road in that area. the roads in that area till about 2:30 this morning. they're open now. the driver stayed at the scene and is cooperating with the situation. no word whether or not that driver is going to face any charges at this point. >>>...
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by romney's comments during the first presidential debate that if elected he would cut funding for pbs. supporters of the network said that would be shortsighted. at all of the channel,spire one show, the of all the good it education and the why would you even cutting it? >> many of the people who came today were either dressed as street characters or brought puppets with them. early voters were in full today, from the district tovirginia, people lined up cast their ballots. and you needed patience. >> just over an hour from start to finish. of voters stood in t snaked itsne tha the fairfax county to cast incenter absentee ballots. >> people want to vote and there complications with day.one >> both campaigns have encouraged early and absentee voting. >> you have to vote. every votecounts, matters. e made upeem t ago. minds month >> we need a change, i think we need a new direction. >> what obama has done for us, i think we should give him another years. >> in the district, saturday was forlast opportunity washingtonians to vote early. voters stood outside of about an hourre before wait
by romney's comments during the first presidential debate that if elected he would cut funding for pbs. supporters of the network said that would be shortsighted. at all of the channel,spire one show, the of all the good it education and the why would you even cutting it? >> many of the people who came today were either dressed as street characters or brought puppets with them. early voters were in full today, from the district tovirginia, people lined up cast their ballots. and you...
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he said that would include funding for amtrak, pbs and national endowment for the arts. president obama spent the day talking about defense spending in the hampton roads area. >>> living social has stepped up, it's going to pick up the tab so metro can stay open late when the nats go into the postseason. that announcement came just moments ago. >>> let's fast forward to the weather. >> teddy was there. teddy obviously won something. finally. out there right now, you can see where we are looking at strong to severe storms back to the west. none around the metro area, but take a look where these are. severe thunderstorm warning in effect for shenandoah county until 5:45. heads-up if you're in that area. along i-81, you're also seeing rain. other showers making their way in toward loudoun county and frederick county. >>> we're learning more about the man hit and killed by a fairfax county school bus. news4's pat pat collins spoke to the victim's family who say they're unhappy with the charge for the driver. >> reporter: jim, he was a retired school bus driver. he was 89 yea
he said that would include funding for amtrak, pbs and national endowment for the arts. president obama spent the day talking about defense spending in the hampton roads area. >>> living social has stepped up, it's going to pick up the tab so metro can stay open late when the nats go into the postseason. that announcement came just moments ago. >>> let's fast forward to the weather. >> teddy was there. teddy obviously won something. finally. out there right now, you can...
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>> well, i have -- i'm doing a pbs special. my first pbs special comes out in a few days so i'm going to weta, a little a bitter on this afternoon, doing a little bit of recording and my new album is coming out. i'm doing a lot of different things. thanks for having me on to promote the album. >> locally you will be able to see the special on august 12th at 7:00 p.m. in other markets it will air later in the fall in september. but tell us about the new album. we have been talking a lot about that crossover from classical and pop. how does on do that? >> that is an interesting question. >> but he have always loved classical music but -- but i have always loved classical music but so many other genres like pop and folk. i have worked along several other incredible songwriters and we knocked nonstop until we wrote or found perfect cover stocks that fit my voice well and had bits of classical and pop and folk so in this album you have some songs that are very opera, like the song i'll sing later on today, [ non- english language ]
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mitt romney expressed his commitment to cut funding for pbs. he told jim lair, quote, i love big board, i like you, too, but i'm going to stop borrowing money from china for things we don't need. including images, this is one of the clean ones. the sign reads, will work for food. here's some of the back story. romney's funding commitment, not a big surprise. he told fortune magazine he would cut the subsidy from the budget. hash tag, save bag bird is trending and hope handed me this. apparently big bird has his own page on twitter. we're going to continue to monitor your comments on our facebook page. myfoxdc. tweet me at will thomas. we'll continue to monitor all of it. this is still evolving. the debate just minutes old now. shawn, back up to you. >> there's simply at big bird. there are a will the of folks jumping on twitter. and we are following other big stories, including a mystery in virginia. a teenager missing since monday. the clues in the still developing case are coming up next. also ahead tonight, a giant man hunt is underway after
mitt romney expressed his commitment to cut funding for pbs. he told jim lair, quote, i love big board, i like you, too, but i'm going to stop borrowing money from china for things we don't need. including images, this is one of the clean ones. the sign reads, will work for food. here's some of the back story. romney's funding commitment, not a big surprise. he told fortune magazine he would cut the subsidy from the budget. hash tag, save bag bird is trending and hope handed me this. apparently...
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sorry, jim, i'm going to stop the subsidize to pbs. i love pbs, i love big bird, i actually like you too but i'm not going to keep on spending money on things to borrow money from china to pay for. >> were you surprised that he went there with jim lehrer hosting the thing? >> i was very surprised. i would say that moment is probably the closest we got to one of romney's awkward, you know, mitt-isms like $10,000 bet or something. it was probably a low moment. it's a little awkward between him and jim lehrer, but the sper action on obama dp the interaction on obamacare was somewhat amusing to hear them talk about that phrase. >> i heard some people say, well, that's what he plans to do and he was willing to say it right there and to stand up to what he stands for. want to go and look at an exchange between the president and jim lehrer very quickly. let's take a look at this. >> now, the last point i'd make before -- >> two minutes is up, sir. >> i think i had had five seconds before you interrupted me. [ laughter ] >> there's that smile.
sorry, jim, i'm going to stop the subsidize to pbs. i love pbs, i love big bird, i actually like you too but i'm not going to keep on spending money on things to borrow money from china to pay for. >> were you surprised that he went there with jim lehrer hosting the thing? >> i was very surprised. i would say that moment is probably the closest we got to one of romney's awkward, you know, mitt-isms like $10,000 bet or something. it was probably a low moment. it's a little awkward...
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concert on saturday and then on sunday night, there will be a concert that's an annual one broadcast on pbs on the national mall, memorial day concert that will take place here on sunday night. reporting live, jane watrel. back to you. >>> what a great town. thank you, jane. going outside now to our backyard weather. >> doug is live in ocean city with your holiday forecast. >> reporter: we're kicking off memorial day weekend, we'll be coming out to houses all across the area. today we're in the backyard of the mayor of ocean city, this is mayor richard meehan. and mr. mayor, you have so many things going on this year before i've been coming down here for my entire life which is about 14 years. but you have a lot of stuff going on. and the new boardwalk. >> yes, we've rebuilt the total downtown area and we stopped about somerset street, started again at 16th street, we'll come back and backfill that in this fall. but it's solid, brand new, replaced all the pilings. it's good over in how. >> don't have to worry about any 134ri7 splinters. and this is memorial day week d weekend. you have some
concert on saturday and then on sunday night, there will be a concert that's an annual one broadcast on pbs on the national mall, memorial day concert that will take place here on sunday night. reporting live, jane watrel. back to you. >>> what a great town. thank you, jane. going outside now to our backyard weather. >> doug is live in ocean city with your holiday forecast. >> reporter: we're kicking off memorial day weekend, we'll be coming out to houses all across the...
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more than 1,000 puppeteers and pbs supporters plan to march on the national mall november 3, just three days before the election. the rally is in response to romney's comments during the first debate calling for the elimination of government funding for pbs which airs the popular show "sesame street" featuring that buy, big bird. -- >> guy, big bird. >>> an already tense relationship between japan and the united states is now strained once again after two american service men were arrested for raping a woman in okinawa. both men attacked the japanese woman tuesday morning. gentleman important's defense minister has now lodged complaints against the u.s. government and the military. they are demanding the united states take better preventive measures. the u.s. ambassador to japan says the united states military is committed to cooperating fully with the japanese investigation. >>> the judge in the trial of two prince george's county police officers accused of beating a university of maryland student has thrown out the most serious charge leveled against the pair. >> the judge says there
more than 1,000 puppeteers and pbs supporters plan to march on the national mall november 3, just three days before the election. the rally is in response to romney's comments during the first debate calling for the elimination of government funding for pbs which airs the popular show "sesame street" featuring that buy, big bird. -- >> guy, big bird. >>> an already tense relationship between japan and the united states is now strained once again after two american...
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will deliver some remarks at the event t show will stream live on the wite house website and run on pbs stations beginning february 27th. >> a little girl with a big wish meets the boy of her dreams. justin bieber. take a look at the pop star hanging out with 6-year-old avalan in new york in a hotel yesterday. she is battling atrt a rare form of brain cancer, biebers manager came across the campaign to get her to meet the star singer and flew the family to new york from massachusetts bieber and the little girl played candy land, ate sour patch kids she gave him one of her favorite minnie mouse dolls, justin bieber tweeted hanging out with a special little girl hash tag mrs. bieber this is one of the best things i have ever done she was awesome feeling really inspired now >> i bet she is too. >> that is great. >>> all right coming up the week for chocolate you can get some great deals on chocolate drinks, desserts and food. annie yu will tell us all about it. >> vienna falls chorus is serenading folks today coming up they are going to sing a valentines song for us. coming up it is 9:41 a
will deliver some remarks at the event t show will stream live on the wite house website and run on pbs stations beginning february 27th. >> a little girl with a big wish meets the boy of her dreams. justin bieber. take a look at the pop star hanging out with 6-year-old avalan in new york in a hotel yesterday. she is battling atrt a rare form of brain cancer, biebers manager came across the campaign to get her to meet the star singer and flew the family to new york from massachusetts...
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i like pbs. i like big bird. i actually like you, too. but i'm not going to keep on spending money on things to borrow money from china to pay for. that's number one. >> that comment definitely ruffled some feathers. in fact, someone created a twitter handle "fired big bird." he or she has sent out several tweets and pictures, fired big bird has already more than 23,000 followers. >>> the vice presidential candidates will face off in their only debate a week from today. it will take place at center college in danville, kentucky. the maryland congressman chris van holland has been playing the role of paul ryan. >>> the next presidential debate will be on october 16th in long island, new york. the second debate will take place on the campus of hofstra university and will be in the format of a town hall meeting. that means undecided voters will ask the questions. the candidates will focus on foreign and co-do mdomestic pol. >>> tim kaine is opening up a gap in the virginia senate race. tim kaine is leading republican george allen 48% to 44%.
i like pbs. i like big bird. i actually like you, too. but i'm not going to keep on spending money on things to borrow money from china to pay for. that's number one. >> that comment definitely ruffled some feathers. in fact, someone created a twitter handle "fired big bird." he or she has sent out several tweets and pictures, fired big bird has already more than 23,000 followers. >>> the vice presidential candidates will face off in their only debate a week from today....
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in the meantime the ncaa president was interviewed on pbs and said he would not rule out a complete shutdown of the football program. " i do not want to take anything off the table. i have never seen anything as egregious as this in terms of overall conduct and behavior inside the university. >> known as the death penalty the complete shutdown of penn state univ.'s football program would be the ultimate punishment. they are investigating whether penn state lost constitutional control over its athletic program. officials say they will respond within days. the demand for more information. the probe has been on hold for eight months while former fbi director conducted his investigation of what school officials did when learning of child sex abuse allegations against jerry sandusky. joe paterno and three top officials were more concerned about the university's immense them protecting the victims. >> we will have to figure out what the right penalties are. i do not know past precedent makes good sense because it is an unprecedented problem. >> they are pressuring the university to remove the stat
in the meantime the ncaa president was interviewed on pbs and said he would not rule out a complete shutdown of the football program. " i do not want to take anything off the table. i have never seen anything as egregious as this in terms of overall conduct and behavior inside the university. >> known as the death penalty the complete shutdown of penn state univ.'s football program would be the ultimate punishment. they are investigating whether penn state lost constitutional control...
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. >> i'm sorry, jim, i'm going to stop the subsidy to pbs. i like pbs. i love big bird. i like you, too, but i'm not going to keep on spending money on things to borrow money from china to pay for. that's number one. >> well, that has sparked several big bird twitter accounts and twit pics. one user has used the handle fired big bird and tweeted this picture. it already has more than 23,000 followers. the race is tightening in two of the bat ground states, according to the latest nbc news "wall street journal" maris poll. in virginia, the president leads mitt romney by 2%. that's within the margin of error. he led there by 4% last month. the race is even tighter in florida. president obama leads his republican rival by just 1%. and we'll have much more on last night's debate throughout the morning. nbc news senior political editor mark murray will join us live later this morning to break down what the candidates needed to accomplish and whether they were successful. >> let's go to melissa live at the news4 news desk. >> we've just learned first lady michelle obama will t
. >> i'm sorry, jim, i'm going to stop the subsidy to pbs. i like pbs. i love big bird. i like you, too, but i'm not going to keep on spending money on things to borrow money from china to pay for. that's number one. >> well, that has sparked several big bird twitter accounts and twit pics. one user has used the handle fired big bird and tweeted this picture. it already has more than 23,000 followers. the race is tightening in two of the bat ground states, according to the latest...
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a capital fourth will be broadcast live on pbs starting at 8:00 and fireworks begin at 9:00. >>> 11:25 now is the time and coming up in the next half hour of "news 4 midday" voters taking part in primary election. a look at what's up for grabs. >>> good news if you use a smart trip card. >>> tom >>> right now prosecutors in jerry sandusky's sex abuse trial called their second witness to the stand. sandusky is accused of abusing 15 boys over a ten-year period. he denied those allegations. today an 18-year-old victim known as victim number one is on the stand. >>> two dogs mauled a 74-year-old man walking to work this morning in the district. a neighbor heard the attack and brought along his large american bull dog. witnesses say they took one look at the bull dog and ran away. the victim was taken to the hospital in critical condition. animal control officers took the two dogs away. >>> new today, details about where medical marijuana will be sold here in the district. the d.c. department of health revealed who can register for medical marijuana dispensaries. they are urbal alternatives
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the show will be broadcast october 30th on pbs. >> now, some of the stories we're following. the parenting tips president obama is giving jay-z and beyonce. and a kangaroo greets travelers at an australia airport. we'll tell you how social media played a roleness big adventure. plus, coming up at 5:00 tonight, how you can spice up your meal with fall flavor ingredients. liz crenshaw's report coming up at 5:00. and a look outside. we've got a beautiful day. tom is here. >> it looks good too, doesn't it? we all stop talking. yeah, yeah. the color is really coming on strong now. just wonderful. this is the peak week i think here in the washington metro area for sure and areas out in the rural areas where we've got some trees that are absolutely gorgeous. we really appreciate you sending us your photos to weather@nbc weather.com. beautiful sky. temperatures just before noon are now getting to the 60s. reagan national up to 67. ought to hit the low 70s. most of the region by later this afternoon. in the mountains, they're in the 50s. maybe low 60s midafternoon. elsewhere, up into
the show will be broadcast october 30th on pbs. >> now, some of the stories we're following. the parenting tips president obama is giving jay-z and beyonce. and a kangaroo greets travelers at an australia airport. we'll tell you how social media played a roleness big adventure. plus, coming up at 5:00 tonight, how you can spice up your meal with fall flavor ingredients. liz crenshaw's report coming up at 5:00. and a look outside. we've got a beautiful day. tom is here. >> it looks...
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. >> and you can watch last night's show at the kennedy center on october 30th on pbs. congratulations to ellen. love her. she is truly funny. >> that show's going to be funny. a lot of funny people out there. >> she makes people laugh without being offensive. kind of true, clean humor. exactly. >> stay with us. "news 4 today" continues right now at 5:00 a.m. >>> i want to make sure we have the ships required by our navy. our air force is older and smaller than since any time it was founded in 1947. >> you mention the navy, for example. we have fewer ships than we did in 1916. governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonettes. good morning. welcome to news 4. >> we're going to take a live look outside at 5:00 a.m., 60 degrees out there. pretty balmy for this time of year. looks like nice weather. >> we were promised a warmup, and we got it. >> it did get into the low 70s yesterday. today even warmer, if you can stand it. going to be a good 10, 11 degrees above the average high by this afternoon. this morning dress for chilly weather. just a few clouds drifting through
. >> and you can watch last night's show at the kennedy center on october 30th on pbs. congratulations to ellen. love her. she is truly funny. >> that show's going to be funny. a lot of funny people out there. >> she makes people laugh without being offensive. kind of true, clean humor. exactly. >> stay with us. "news 4 today" continues right now at 5:00 a.m. >>> i want to make sure we have the ships required by our navy. our air force is older and...
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capitol one of two concerts tonight, a capitol 4th celebration that aired a short time ago on pbs and one of the headliners we like to call a member of the fox 5 family. take a look. ♪know you're not alone going to make this place your home ♪ >> reporter: our newest american idol winner phillip phillips performing, the 21- year-old from leesburg, georgia, winner of ai season 11. the crowd is pretty much gone. it's dwindling. the roadblocks will be lifted at 11:00, so things are starting to look like normal again. back to you. >> will thomas tonight. >>> the other big story in our area today, as you heard will say, five days and counting, still no power for tens of thousands of people after friday's severe weather and temperatures are soaring. here's a look at the power outages as of this hour. pepco shows about 30,000 customers still in the dark, dominion virginia with 11,400 out and bg and e has about 4,000 without in montgomery and prince george's counties. fox 5's bob barnard is live in arlington with the latest there. bob? >> reporter: there are still pockets of outages scatte
capitol one of two concerts tonight, a capitol 4th celebration that aired a short time ago on pbs and one of the headliners we like to call a member of the fox 5 family. take a look. ♪know you're not alone going to make this place your home ♪ >> reporter: our newest american idol winner phillip phillips performing, the 21- year-old from leesburg, georgia, winner of ai season 11. the crowd is pretty much gone. it's dwindling. the roadblocks will be lifted at 11:00, so things are...
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and our correspondents at pbs stations around the country. we'll go to him again now. >> sreenivasan: one of the states we want to check in on is colorado. joining me is cynthia from our station there. thanks for being with us. >> nice to talk to you, hari. first of all in the big picture for this national audience why does the a.p. think that colorado is a toss-up? why is it a backgrounds that the candidates are fighting over so far? >> the registration, the voter registration here, hari, is a third and a third and a third. publicans, democrats and independents. so it has not been easy at all to gauge how this would go. >> sreenivasan: when we look at colorado we're going to pull up a population density map here. even though it's a large state you say the population the darker it is on this map, the more the population is per square mile, everything is clustered around denver. >> yes, it definitely is. front range has got the most of the population. a lot of colorado, of course, is rural. very distinctive personalities in the various quadran
and our correspondents at pbs stations around the country. we'll go to him again now. >> sreenivasan: one of the states we want to check in on is colorado. joining me is cynthia from our station there. thanks for being with us. >> nice to talk to you, hari. first of all in the big picture for this national audience why does the a.p. think that colorado is a toss-up? why is it a backgrounds that the candidates are fighting over so far? >> the registration, the voter...
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the new pbs american experience film called death and the civil war considers this conflict and its lasting impact. here is a look at the film. >> on the evening of may 10th, 1864, as the civil war ground on into hts fourth straight year, 26-year-old james robert montgomerie, a private in the confederate signal corps were in virginia wrote a letter to his father back home in camden, mississippi. dripping blood on the paper as he wrote, from the horrific shoulder wound he had sustained a few hours earlier. >> dear father, this is my last letter to you. i have been struck by a piece of shell and my right shoulder is horribly mangled. and i know death is inevitable. i am very weak but i write to you because i know you would be delighted to read a word from your dying son. i know death is near, that i will die far from home, and friends of my early youth. but i have friends here too who are kind to me. my friend fairfax will write you at my request and give you the particulars of my death. my grave will be marked so that you may visit it if you desire to do so. it is optionary with you whether
the new pbs american experience film called death and the civil war considers this conflict and its lasting impact. here is a look at the film. >> on the evening of may 10th, 1864, as the civil war ground on into hts fourth straight year, 26-year-old james robert montgomerie, a private in the confederate signal corps were in virginia wrote a letter to his father back home in camden, mississippi. dripping blood on the paper as he wrote, from the horrific shoulder wound he had sustained a...
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response when he took at the sesame street bird.ter big >> jim, i'm sorry, i will stop the subsidies to pbs. i love big bird and i like you, not keep spending things and boring money from china to pay for it >> . several big bird accounts popped up on twitter last night. one of them include a picture of the sesame street character holding a sign saying "will work food." that accounts has received $22,000 overnight. >> we don't want to see a big burden lose his job. >> absolutely. he has been working on sesame street for so long d doing good job. awesome. >> a spokesperson from twitter presidential debate is tweeted about a political event in u.s. history. with abc 7 for complete the presidential race and look for updates at wjla.com. >> a developing story from fairfax county. a teenager's family members desperate for clues into what led to his disappearance. 17-year-old bryan glenn was last morning dropping his brother offense school. police later found his car at a park, but no sign of the teenager. john gonzalez is live this morning at woodson high school. is a student and was last seen.
response when he took at the sesame street bird.ter big >> jim, i'm sorry, i will stop the subsidies to pbs. i love big bird and i like you, not keep spending things and boring money from china to pay for it >> . several big bird accounts popped up on twitter last night. one of them include a picture of the sesame street character holding a sign saying "will work food." that accounts has received $22,000 overnight. >> we don't want to see a big burden lose his job....
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>>> this is pbs. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> thank you. thank you, thank you, thank you. well, it's spring again. and as you well know, spring not only brings flowers but also romantic love. here to sing about it is italian crooner jenny prosciutto. he's joined by the sisters who came all the way from the finger lakes. you know what they say about the finger lakes. if you can only squeeze in one finger on your first visit, next time, relax. and maybe you'll fit in two. and a one and a two. ♪ >> oh. [ cheers and applause ] i just -- i just bought this italian loaf, and i had a calzone this morning. is that too much bread? maybe i'm a eat a my feelings because i'm so alone and handsome. and you get that i'm italian, right? ♪ women fall over me like over cooked spaghetti ♪ ♪ on a platter ♪ i just need to find the one ♪ she can be american ♪ it doesn't matter >> she better be italian. >> shut up, mom! ♪ i want to love a woman like i love a pizza pie ♪ ♪ wait hold the phone ♪ here is one passing by >> i'm shirley. >> mamma mia! ♪ i'm nancy >> chef boyar
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it's the beginning of the night of election 2012 coverage here on pbs. i'm judy wood rough. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. the candidates are finally finished racing across the country. the campaign ads and phone calls have stopped interrupting your evenings. millions of americans have voted many of them waiting in line for hours. now we wait to find out who will be the next president of the united states. incumbent barack obama or challenger mitt romney. >> woodruff: it is just after 7:00 eastern time. polls are beginning to close in the east and the south. in fact, six states closed just txilient ago at the theng using exit polling data and surveys of early voters, the associated press is beginning to project a winner in a number of states. we're going to be watching for that as soon as we get it. i'm told, gwen, we do have one call. the networks, two television networks are projecting the state of kentucky will go for mitt romney which is not a surprise. a state that john mccain won four years ago. >> ifill: not a big surprise. all of these results wil
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it is not affiliated with pbs. >>> is social media is playing a big role. both sides are using a site popular with women. >> pinterest goes political. >> women talk about hobbies and crafts, but for many people in the washington area, politics is their hobby. >> erica anderson, social media direct for for the conservative heritage foundation. and on the other side, a board featuring gorgeous state parks, where romney could drill and also the golf courses of the obama administration, romney's private jets and pages ran by those close to the candidates. michelle obama and ann romney do their fair share of pinning. pinterest is popular. the biggest driver of traffic, but that's okay. >> we can take a little bit from our research and paper and pull out facts and put them in in a visual way. >> crafts, food and drink, home dec decor, kids, photography. there are so many different categories on pinterest. none related to politics. as far as politics being added to the mix, pinterest says we don't comment on future plans. that bothers anderson. >> the fact of the
it is not affiliated with pbs. >>> is social media is playing a big role. both sides are using a site popular with women. >> pinterest goes political. >> women talk about hobbies and crafts, but for many people in the washington area, politics is their hobby. >> erica anderson, social media direct for for the conservative heritage foundation. and on the other side, a board featuring gorgeous state parks, where romney could drill and also the golf courses of the obama...